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Success stories go beyond simply saying that an animal is adopted. This is a story you write about how the adoption turned out happily for both the adopters and the animal. It showcases some of your most successful adoptions in a beautiful way. You can include photos and files, such as newspaper stories, perhaps a handwritten letter from a child in the family, a clean bill of health after recovering from an illness, virtually anything you'd like. The story is created using our WYSIWYG editor. See the chapter Using the editor, which includes a video about the editor.

Adding a Success Story

You There are two ways you can add a success story by clicking the Add a Success Story button on the Success Stories page (Animals > Sucess Stories > Add a Success Story).   

You also can add a success story by selecting the Animal Profile and Selecting the Add a Success Story link at the top (Animal Name > Add a Sucess Story).


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Either way, you add the success story, the . The resulting form is simply a choice of the animal about which you are writing, and the story you want to tell.

At the bottom of the form, you see the Choose File button, which enables you to select a file or image from your computer to include with the story.

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The Add a Data Table View form opens. this is a simple form. See the explanation below.

NameDescription
NameName of animal: select from the drop-down list of your adopted animals for whom you've used the Adoption feature to record their adoption.
FieldHighlight the fields listed that you want to include on the page with this story.
FieldsSelect from the Stories fields that information you want to include such as the Story ID, which is internal, but you may want to include in a report.
Sort by

The way you want the list to be sorted, such as by Animal or by the most recent. Use the scroll bar on the right to scroll through the choices.

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Sort Order

Alphabetically A-Z or Z-A. (Ascending or Descending)

SharedSelect yes to share with other volunteers.

Click Save View to save the view, Cancel to delete it before it's saved, or Save View and Add Filters. Filters help you to sort the data even more finely.